| wage | ~ a war /on, against/, memerangi: the government is waging a war on poverty and disease, kerajaan sedang memerangi kemiskinan dan wabak penyakit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| battle | ~ with, a. (an enemy etc) see vi; b. (st harmful such as disease) memerangi, berusaha utk + approp v: medical science is still battling with cancer, ilmu sains perubatan masih memerangi penyakit barah; c. (o’s conscience) bergelut dgn. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| combat | vt 1. engage in battle, menempur, melawan: we will ~ the enemy with all our might, kami akan menempur musuh dgn segala kekuatan kami; 2. struggle against, memerangi: measures to ~ inflation, langkah-langkah utk memerangi inflasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| war | at ~, in a state of armed conflict, berperang: the two countries were at ~ for many years, dua buah negara itu berperang bertahun-tahun lamanya; carry the ~ into the enemy’s /camp, country/, menyerang balik; declare ~ on, mengisytiharkan perang thdp; go to ~, berperang: France and England went to ~ against Germany, Perancis dan England berperang menentang Jerman; have been in the ~s (colloq) bergaduh, bergasak; /make, wage/~ (/on, upon, against/), a. direct an armed conflict, melancarkan perang: the country waged ~ against the communists,i negara itu melancarkan perang menentang komunis; b. campaign, memerangi: the new government promised to make ~ on corruption, kerajaan baru itu berjanji utk memerangi rasuah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |